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U. MQGLINOHIE & J. F. BUTLER.

GHILDS CARRIAGE.

No. 338,998. Patented Mar. 30, 1886.

time STATES PATENT Orricn.

URIAH MCOLINCHIE AND JAY F. BUTLER, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

EPECIFICEATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,998, dated March 30, 1886.

Application filed hl'ay 21, 1885. Serial No. 166,300.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, URIAH McGLINcHIE and JAY F. BUTLER, citizens of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bodies of Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to the bodies of chil drens carriages, the object being to provide a combined wheel-fender, arm-rest, and guard for such carriages without employing the ordinary horizontal fender and upright guard. This we accomplish by arranging on each side of the carriage-body an outward and upward inclined wing that is adapted to serve the purpose of a wheel fender, an armrest, and a guard for the safety, convenience, and comfort of the child, said wings being connected to the carriage-back, as hereinafter described, whereby the parts are securely braced, and a roomy interior is insured as well as a neat and ornamental appearance.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating our invention, Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the body of a childs carriage embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one-half of the earriagebody as seen from the interior.

The body A of the carriage may be made of cane-stock, or any other suitable material or materials, and of any desired open-work or appropriate pattern. Attached to, or formed on each side of the carriage-body, and extending either its whole length, or only partially so, is an outward and upward inclined wing, B, that constitutes a combined wheelfender, armrest, and guard. These wings B B are inclined outward and upward from the top of the carriage sides, as shown in Fig. l, and may be formed of open-work cane-stock, or any other material, either similar to or differing from that of which the carriage-body is composed. We prefer, however, to make the inclined wings B of the same material that constitutes the sides of the carriage-body and integral therewith. \Ve also prefer to have this beveled or outwardlyinclined wheel-fender, arm-rest, and guard (No model.)

B so arranged as to extend only about onehalf the length of the carriage-body on each side, so as to leave the ordinary front side openings, a, next to the dash-board b, as shown in Fig. 2.

At the front end of each inclined wing B, or at any suitable point thereon, is a loop, 0, for the passage of a strap, cord, or other device, by which the child may be secured from falling out of the carriage seat. The inner edge of each wing or arm-rest is provided at a suitable point with a handle, D, by which the child can steadyorsupport itself upon the scat.

It will be seen that the outward and up ward incline of the wings B B affords a convenient and comfortable support for the childs arms, as well as a guard for its protection, and at the same time serves as an efficient wheel-fender. The wings B are braced at or near their forward ends by the loops 0, and their rear ends are in connection with the upward extended carriage back E, by means of loops or braces F, through which said wings have a firm support. It will also be observed that by this simple construction we dispense with the ordinary horizontal fender and vertical guard, thus effecting economy of material and worlunanship, besides subserving all the requirements of a wheelfender, an arm-rest, and a guard, with the advantage of greater strength and a more roomy interior.

The carriage body may be upholstered in any usual or desirable manner, and this upholstering can extend over the inner surfaces of the inclined wings or not, as may be preferred.

\Vhat we claim as our invention is- 1. In a childs carriage, the combination, with the carriage -body sides and a carriageback extended above said sides, of outward and upward inclined wings on each side of said carriage-body, said wings being adapted to serve as wheel fenders, arm rests, and guards, and intermediate braces for connecting the carriage-back to the rear ends of said wings, substantially as described.

2. In a childs carriage, the combination,

with the body A, having a back, E, extendi In testimony whereof we affix our signaed above the carriage-sides, of the outward and upward inclined Wings B, adapted to serve as combined arm-rests, wheel-fenders,

5 and guards, and the loops 0 and F, whereby said wings are braced, substantially as described.

tures in presence of two witnesses:

URIAH MOCLINGHIE. JAY F. BUTLER. \Vitnesses:

\VM. M. ADLER, GEO..H. FLETCHER. 

